Channel Field Check Up Series

As you make your way through another busy harvest, it’s important to record your field observations in order to make informed decisions for next year’s product selections.

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As you make your way through another busy harvest, it’s important to record your field observations in order to make informed decisions for next year’s product selections.

Soybeans face many challenges during the growing season that can impact yield potential. Crops undergo a series of vegetative and reproductive growth stages, each with unique developmental processes and stressors.

Soybeans face many challenges during the growing season that can impact yield potential.

Understanding the factors contributing to fungal infections and implementing effective management practices are crucial for safeguarding your harvest.

Understanding the factors contributing to fungal infections and implementing effective management practices are crucial for safeguarding your harvest.

Snowfall and rain showers during the past month have improved the soil moisture conditions for Rahn family farm in northern Illinois.

With the harvest season fast approaching, it is the ideal time to look ahead and start developing plans for a successful harvest. Conducting preharvest scouting of corn can be beneficial.

With the harvest season fast approaching, it is the ideal time to look ahead and start developing plans for a successful harvest.

At this stage of the season, it’s a good time to scout fields for compromised plants that can reveal any early season stressors that may have stymied ear development and, ultimately, yield potential.

At this stage of the season, it’s a good time to scout fields for compromised plants that can reveal any early season stressors that may have stymied ear development and, ultimately, yield potential.

There are many challenges farmers face when it comes to corn rootworm pressure and protecting yield potential from the corn pest.

Nitrogen is a high-value nutrient necessary for corn plant growth and high grain yield potential, but high yields at harvest time do not come without an investment.

With most seed in the ground by now, it’s time to get in the fields for early season scouting to monitor the emergence and eventual growth of the crop.

With most seed in the ground by now, it’s time to get in the fields for early season scouting to monitor the emergence and early season growth of the crop.

The onset of the 2023 planting season means now is the ideal time to get ahead of weed pressure and make the right strategic decisions to help mitigate weed emergence.

The onset of the 2023 planting season means now is the ideal time to get ahead of weed pressure and make the right strategic decisions to help mitigate weed emergence.

Planting requires planning. Fortunately, farmers now have access to a lot of agronomic data to make informed decisions.

Challenges that can restrict yield potential will occur almost every year, but good planning can help limit the impact of those challenges. Identifying and managing the factors that suppress production on each field will help maximize corn yield potential.

Challenges that can restrict yield potential will occur almost every year, but good planning can help limit the impact of those challenges. Identifying and managing the factors that suppress production on each field will help maximize corn yield potential.

As the growing season progresses to the maturity stage, it’s a good time to evaluate the crop and consider your harvest plans. Many farmers approach harvest pragmatically. For instance, they might consider the logistics of moving machinery.

As the growing season progresses to the maturity stage, it’s a good time to evaluate the crop and consider your harvest plans. Many farmers approach harvest pragmatically. For instance, they might consider the logistics of moving machinery.

July marks the halfway point to the harvest finish line for many corn farmers. At this stage of the season, it’s a good time to evaluate fields for compromised plants that can reveal early season stressors that may have stymied ear development and, ultimately, yield potential.

July marks the halfway point to the harvest finish line for many corn farmers. At this stage of the season, it’s a good time to evaluate fields for compromised plants that can reveal early season stressors that may have stymied ear development and, ultimately, yield potential.

This year’s U.S. Department of Agriculture planting intention surveys indicate that many farmers are swapping corn acres for soybean acres to take advantage of the lower costs of soybean production.

The presence of foliar disease around the tasseling stage in corn development can lead to significant yield loss. Yield potential is impacted when the top eight to nine leaves above the ear become riddled with disease.

It’s tough to control corn rootworm larvae after finding the pest in a cornfield. Proactive management plans are the most effective protection against yield loss from CRW, and vigilance is key to controlling the pest.

This year’s U.S. Department of Agriculture planting intention surveys indicate that many farmers are swapping corn acres for soybean acres to take advantage of the lower costs of soybean production.

The onset of the 2022 growing season has farmers checking and rechecking their input costs. It can be challenging to balance the cost of crop inputs and realize top yield potential.

The onset of the 2022 growing season has farmers checking and rechecking their input costs. It can be challenging to balance the cost of crop inputs and realize top yield potential.

Oftentimes, the window from the combine reveals agronomic challenges that may have been overlooked during the growing season. If goosenecked or downed corn is found in a field, it may be an indicator of corn rootworm damage

By harvest time, there is very little to be done to combat corn rootworm other than planning how to manage the billion-dollar pest next season. Integrated pest management practices are key to keeping next year’s corn rootworm larvae from damaging cornfields.

The common belief in farm country is that high test weight grain and high grain yields go hand in hand. Although the emphasis is on grain yield in the field, at the elevator high test weight grain is more profitable.

When it comes to drying grain, remember that test weight and grain moisture are inversely related. Grain with high moisture will have lower test weight at the point in time it is measured.

Soybean harvest can be a complex game of give and take as farmers juggle grain moisture, pod retention and harvest timing to preserve yields.

During the past several weeks, it appeared that soybean growth had stalled out, but some timely rains and warm weather have caused quick growth and brought on some better color in the plants. Currently, soybean field conditions in Indiana have turned around.

The corn vegetative and early reproductive stages are a critical time for farmers. During these growth stages, problems in the field can still be remedied to keep yield potential on track.

The midseason reproductive stages in corn are a critical time for farmers. During these growth stages, yield potential can still be maintained by remedying problems in the field.

A new corn pest pathogen may be floating in the wind toward your farm. A phenomenon in the United States since 2015, tar spot has appeared in some isolated cornfields and is concerning because the disease can reduce yield potential.

A new challenge to corn yield potential may be floating in the wind toward your farm. A phenomenon in the United States since 2015, tar spot has appeared in some isolated cornfields and is concerning because the disease can reduce yields.

Flashing fireflies in the grass around corn and soybean fields has historically signaled that conditions are right for corn rootworm egg hatch. Field evaluations for corn rootworm larvae should be done in late May through mid-June, around the time that growing degree days accumulate to 684 to 767 with a base temperature of 52 degrees. Your Channel Seedsman will check for corn rootworm during a Field Check Up Series visit.

University trials have shown that every root node damaged by corn rootworm larvae feeding decreases yields up to 20% and a modest infestation of the pest can lead to a potential yield loss of 15% to 45%.

It’s easy to stick with a weed control plan when the season is going well and the weather cooperates, but it’s also important to plan for challenging weather conditions.

Herbicide performance can be affected by the environment before, during and after application. It’s easy to stick with a weed control plan when the season is going well and the weather cooperates, but it’s also important to plan for challenging weather conditions.